On Tuesday, January 7, 2014 11:25:51 AM UTC-6, Clare wrote:
On Tue, 7 Jan 2014 05:21:05 -0800 (PST), stryped

wrote:



I am familiar with autopmotive and tractor bearings, however can not think of a bearing the size of the top of an English wheel.



I said a SMALL english wheel. I have used an "english wheel" with

rollers 1.25" in diameter. And 10 inches in diameter. ANd I have a

bearing in the garage over 6" in diameter



It would seem if there were one that sized it would be as much or more than the cost of an English wheel considering how much bearings were when I purchased them for my trailer!On Monday, January 6, 2014 6:33:45 PM UTC-6, Clare wrote:

On Mon, 6 Jan 2014 04:45:07 -0800 (PST), stryped



wrote:







On Sunday, January 5, 2014 3:03:27 PM UTC-6, Clare wrote:



On Sun, 5 Jan 2014 06:03:54 -0800 (PST), stryped







wrote:















Interesting. just wish i had a lathe to macine the wheels







Then you end up with soft wheels - OK for aluminum, but problematic







for steel. The rollers need to be HARD. Which makes machining them on







the lathe a bit of fun.















For a SMALL english wheel, a self aligning ball bearing working







against a straight ball bearing works pretty well.







Where could I get such a ball bearing?



From any industrial bearing supplier, or possibly from your local



farm supply.

Got to thinking, I guess having multiple bearings side to side to increase the width would not be a good idea?